From Metropolis to Megalopolis
ANTH 249
Fall 2024
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate, Urban Studies |
What is the urban experience today? Are the old European metropolises, the global cities of New York or Tokyo, and the new megalopolises of the Global South commensurate entities? What are the theoretical and methodological challenges we face in thinking about "the urban" today, given the vastly different histories, trajectories, and physical and social realities of cities around the world? This course is an introductory and interdisciplinary survey of urban theory. We will critically examine "the city" as a transhistorical category of analysis and focus on issues of anthropological concern regarding the experience and epistemology of urbanization and urban life. No prior background in urban studies is expected, but an interest in theory is a must. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ANTH)(CSCT) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
A selection of classic urban studies texts, including The Chicago School of Urban Ecology (Park, Burgess, and Wirth), German sociology and Critical Theory (Weber, Simmel, Benjamin), and Marxist and Post-Marxist theory (Marx, Engels, Lefebvre, Harvey, Marshall Berman), and other readings on modernist, feminist, and postmodern space theory including Le Corbusier, Guy Debord, Jane Jacobs, and Doreen Massey.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm assignment, term research project, and final paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Gandolfo,Daniella Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: DWNY113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 11 | FR: 0 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 9 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
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